Data
How many businesses are founded and closed in Austria each year, in total and by economic section, with the rates published by Statistics Austria.
Reference years 2021–2024 · Statistics Austria, data as of June 2026, retrieved on 25 October 2026 · by Martin Adamec
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| Year | Active businesses | Births | Birth rate | Deaths | Death rate | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 589,615 | 35,371 | 6.0% | 34,906 | 5.9% | +465 |
| 2022 | 583,947 | 36,294 | 6.2% | 32,255 | 5.5% | +4,039 |
| 2023 | 602,763 | 37,576 | 6.2% | 34,840 | 5.8% | +2,736 |
| 2024 | 628,058 | 39,554 | 6.3% | 33,330* | 5.3%* | +6,224* |
From reference year 2023, Statistics Austria includes small businesses for the first time; sections J, M, N, P, Q and R are therefore only partly comparable with 2022. The increase in active businesses from 2022 to 2023 is partly due to this.
The rates differ greatly between industries. The 2024 deaths are preliminary, so the 2023 death rate is shown next to them.
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| ÖNACE | Economic section | Active businesses 2024 | Births 2024 | Birth rate 2024 | Death rate 2024* | Death rate 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | Administrative and support service activities | 28,340 | 2,824 | 10.0% | 7.1% | 6.9% |
| P | Education | 24,311 | 2,253 | 9.3% | 3.6% | 9.5% |
| H | Transportation and storage | 17,249 | 1,581 | 9.2% | 8.1% | 6.3% |
| S | Other service activities (excluding membership organisations) | 43,548 | 3,843 | 8.8% | 5.9% | 6.5% |
| J | Information and communication | 33,297 | 2,657 | 8.0% | 5.7% | 6.2% |
| D | Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply | 5,080 | 380 | 7.5% | 4.3% | 4.6% |
| G | Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles | 93,575 | 6,280 | 6.7% | 6.7% | 6.3% |
| R | Arts, entertainment and recreation | 31,777 | 2,090 | 6.6% | 3.7% | 8.0% |
| M | Professional, scientific and technical activities | 99,066 | 5,991 | 6.0% | 4.7% | 5.4% |
| C | Manufacturing | 34,351 | 1,827 | 5.3% | 4.5% | 4.5% |
| I | Accommodation and food service activities | 48,381 | 2,460 | 5.1% | 8.2% | 5.3% |
| L | Real estate activities | 25,749 | 1,278 | 5.0% | 3.9% | 3.3% |
| F | Construction | 43,120 | 2,076 | 4.8% | 5.6% | 4.0% |
| Q | Human health and social work activities | 83,877 | 3,480 | 4.1% | 3.3% | 5.9% |
| K | Financial and insurance activities | 13,206 | 493 | 3.7% | 3.9% | 2.6% |
| B | Mining and quarrying | 332 | 5 | 1.5% | 3.3% | 0.3% |
| E | Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation | 2,799 | 36 | 1.3% | 2.1% | 1.7% |
Every year businesses are added and others disappear. A list as of a particular day therefore contains, over time, businesses that no longer exist and lacks new ones. In industries with high rates this happens faster. Ask for the data status of every list and use it promptly. The rates indicate this pace, but they are not the error rate of a particular list.
The figures come from Statistics Austria; you may reuse them with attribution. Suggestion:
firmdat.at: Enterprise births and deaths in Austria 2021–2024. Based on Statistics Austria, business demography statistics, overview of results 2007–2024 (data as of June 2026). Retrieved on 25 October 2026. https://firmdat.at/en/daten/gruendungen-und-schliessungen/
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